The premise here, a serial killer with a network of ingenious automated dungeons hidden across America, owes a clear debt to Saw and various other thrillers whose flavour of nastiness has never appealed to me. The plot relies heavily on clichés (the federal agent investigating him is the only person ever to escape one of the cells), convenient stupidity (he takes a civilian who found one of the cells along on a bust) and crashingly obvious developments (leaving the civilian's family unguarded - what do you think happens next?). There are also some bizarre leaps of logic: the agent is convinced that the killer has given each captive one piece of a riddle that would lead to his identity - "It's something kings did to prisoners in their dungeons in medieval times", apparently, which is news to me. So with a grand total of two clues from probably dozens, the words 'wing' and 'guard', he knows exactly which abandoned penitentiary to investigate next, while I for one would be after a Jason King lookalike. All of which sounds like I was as unimpressed by this as by Snyder and Sherman's previous Dark Spaces mini but no, in spite of being able to see all those problems and more, I couldn't deny that the tension had hold of me anyway, so I kept reading compulsively through - until a final twist which was 30% ingenious resolution of a thread I thought had been dropped, 70% stupid. Interesting contrast to read this right after The Deadly Percheron, where I was forewarned that the resolution sucked; did that make me less ready to accept bits of it might not have? Or just insulate me against the annoyance I felt with Dungeon?

(Netgalley ARC)

In the shadowy world of this graphic novel, a serial killer known as "the keep" wields a peculiar method to inflict pain upon others, seeking to gain an eerie form of control. Victims and their loved ones are ensared in a web of horror, although if some of them manage to escape by sheer luck. Amidst this chilling backdrop, an agent embarks on a relentless quest to unmask the killer, unraveling a tapestry of thrills and unexpected revelations. For aficionados of suspense, this concise yet gripping book is an absolute must-read.

Remember, sometimes the darkest secrets lie hidden in plain sight.

If you haven't had the pleasure of enjoying a Scott Snyder creation, then you are truly missing out! His writing and ability to pull a story together are such a joy to experience. In Dark Spaces: Dungeon it is no different. Snyder builds and fleshes out characters, teasing us with their backstories that he fully intends to reveal later on in the story.

In this latest story, Snyder has built something truly out of my nightmares. This story captured my attention and played out like something from Hannibal or Silence of the Lambs. This was a dangerous cat-and-mouse hunt for a deadly serial killer. I don't want to reveal too much about this story, but between Snyder's writing and the EXCELLENT illustrations, this painted a disturbingly vivid horror story. The ending is one that I NEVER saw coming and readers everywhere are going to LOVE IT!

Check this out! Just like with anything that Scott Snyder puts out, you won't be disappointed!

This was absolutely amazing! I was on the edge of my seat the entire time and couldn’t read it fast enough. I needed to know what happened and how things would play out. I loved how the story had so many interconnected pieces, and the art was amazing. I really loved Bohdi and his character development was really great. And the ending literally shocked me. Overall, this was a great graphic novel, and I recommend it to anyone who loves a good psychological thriller/mystery.